This is the 21^st Century, Olympics are no longer a domain of the Ancient Greeks, it belongs to the world.

Ancient Olympics had specialized Athletes who competed in multiple Olympics and won fame(and success) Because of their pursuits in their events.

This is not the 1900′s Olympics, Anyone who still hammers to the old outdated ideals has no place in the modern world.

Women were not even allowed to take part decades back, that changed so has the rest.

Olympics is about the pinnacle of Athletic pursuits of Human Species.

There is nothing wrong in commercialization, the computer you wrote this comment came form that, excess is in every sphere of life from personal to business that is no credible reason to discredit an entire Event and its history.

On the Olympics ceremony, its subjective, many people(if not the majority) like a show and that is how it will be.

The comment above was indeed incoherent & and a rant.

Opening Ceremony in 2008 was brilliant, its a subjective thing as well, just because you didn’t find it appealing doesn’t mean rest didn’t.

I have watched the last 4 Olympics Opening Ceremonies and 2008 was the grandest, i am not commenting upon the Sporting spectacle of the games.

Opening Ceremony is a celebration of the Host country and Chinese did that brilliantly and i am sure the British/English will do it as well, some will not like it because people have different taste but that doesn’t matter because they are the Host and its their party.